IV. SAMPLE COLLECTIONITRANSPORTISTORAGE preferred may consist of fecal or rectal media or unpreserved feces. not a preferred 2 swabs swabs are is fecal submitted Blair fecal sample The visible be should only in transport media produce a fecal matter on the examined be utilized when the patie cannot swab. swab, after collection; fecal should be visible on the the s not be submitted for culture. not transport in transport hours. lf appropriat be media media should be kept cold and the laboratory within 48 kept cold aast transported to in is not available, feces arrive at be specifie a clean, container be The sample must within time(48 the lab within with no residue. laboratory 70e c or hours in transport 8 hours of collection. If the cannot reach the s tored on dry media 8 hours sample be ice media); sample ejection Criteria: mples which have been exposed to periods of time, rectal swab ch do not excessive temperatures for prolonged or preservat